i have an 02 lancer es and i just put an intake system on and now the service engine light is on. i tookm my ++ off my battery and it reset it for about 2 houres and then it turned back on...if anyone can help me out with this pls tell me it would be great help....thank you guys.

 

did you hook your air flow sensor back up right? How does the car run? Those are the only things i can think of off the top of my head

 

Its definitely the airflow sensor...maybe its not connected properly into the new intake, or you just simply forgot to put that back in. But definitely check it. The engine is not getting a proper reading of Oxygen and therefore displays the service engine light.

 

As long as you don't have the MAF put on backwards and you didn't damage the honeycomb, check any vacuum hoses and wiring harnesses in the area to make sure they aren't loose. If you still can't get it, have Autozone or a similar place pull the code and if it's an air sensor problem, put it back to stock and see what's going on.

 

i didnt put it on backwords but i got the net thing taken out of my intske sensor so in which is really loud.. i dont know if i should go out and buy an new air flow sensor and this time leave the net in but... eveyone told me not to worry about it cuz it cant hurt anything. should i be worryed about it ?? and what should i do?

 

u took the honeycomb piece out

 

:gasps: my god the mans a tulip.

 

yes... i was told that it will get more air in and it oweuld run better and the intake would serve me better... is it bad that i did that?

 

yeah... thats not exactly good... and its not an exactly cheap piece either... i dont know how its held in but i hope you can put it back in there.

 

i looked it up and i can get the whole air flow meter off line for only 35 dollers plus shipping so im not worryed about it too much... go to www.car-part.com and u can find millions of parts... that is right that the part i need it the air flow meter right...???

 

im not forsure on its exact name... youll have to wait for a guru to come in here and tell you forsure... but i think that is the parts name

 

If you can't put the old one back together, you'll need to buy a new one. It's the Mass Airflow Meter (MAF). 35 bucks is awesome, it's like 300 at the dealer.

Whoever told you that removing the honeycomb was a good idea is retarded. Take them out back and hit them with a shovel.

Try not to drive the car until you replace that MAF. It could create a super rich or super lean run and then you'll be really screwed.

 

what happend when it runs lean?? what could that mess up... my friend that told me to do thios he has an mustang gt and he did it to his stock intake and it runs great and never any problems. so he was like when i was putting the intake on told me that to take that honey cone out it will allow more air in....

 

I'm not saying you WILL run lean, but there is a chance.

Damage to your emmissions equipment is possible, and that's not covered under warranty. Engine damage can also result. Try running a search...there have been a few people that ran lean and you could get a better idea reading what they dealt with.